Jeff Houck

The Tampa Tribune’s food writer since 2005, Jeff Houck covers the way people live through their food. He also hosts the Table Conversations food podcast and believes that everything crunchy is good.

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Homemade Potsticker, Pulled Pork With Fried Egg, And Unstuffed Pork Chops [This Week’s Weekend Eats]

Posted Jan 23, 2012 by Jeff Houck

Updated Jan 23, 2012 at 04:47 PM

It’s hard to beat a good lobster roll. All that creamy, rich, seafoody goodness on a fresh-baked roll… makes me drool just thinking about it.

Which, as you might know is the criteria for winning the best photo prize during each week’s edition of Weekend Eats. It must, and I repeat, MUST be droolworthy.

The one above was enjoyed by Annette Baesel, who on Twitter goes by the handle @abaesel2. She enjoyed this particular roll with hush puppies & coleslaw at Monstah Lobstah in Tampa.

For ex-pat New Englanders who miss their Bay State eats - and for anyone who just loves good food - Monstah is a great place to get their chowdah on. And Anette’s photo made me wish I was there.

Other contributions this week include:

@karenmcallister - Great Chicken Pesto Pizza at Sally O’Neal’s w/fab view of #Gasparilla fireworks Saturday nite.

@Nel_Bringsjord - Big fluffy, creamy French toast made w/Challah from Sweet Caroline’s on Tampa Rd, made only on Fridays.

@RobinRipley - Fresh spinach, lettuce, arugula and parsley salad from my garden coldframe covered with ice and snow.

For Annette’s efforts, she takes this week’s top prize (and, truthfully, only prize):

...“Extraordinary; How To make Meals Your Friends Will Never Forget,” by Stefan Gates. Think bone marrow on toast and apple caviar. Extraordinary indeed.

Here’s a gallery of the week’s other great contributions. It’s enough to make your belt buckle explode: